The County is governed by County Council, which is made up of 17 representatives from the 11 local municipalities. The local municipalities' Mayors, along with additional Councillor appointees when more than one County Council seat exists, come together to represent the entire County.

County Council elects a Warden and Deputy Warden from amongst the Councillors every two years in December. The Warden chairs County Council meetings and represents the County at a wide range of functions and activities.

Each County Councillor sits on one of two standing committees that meet monthly:

At these committee meetings, staff make recommendations to Councillors, who in turn make recommendations to County Council. Council meets monthly (typically the first Wednesday of the month) to consider the Committees' recommendations.

Committee meetings are typically held on the third Wednesday of each month and members for 2015-2016 include: